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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a well-known story written by Robert Louis Stevenson?
(a) Kidnapped.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(d) The Tell-Tale Heart.

2. What is the author's opinion of public executions in "The Execution of Tropmann?"
(a) Public executions are necessary for law and order.
(b) Public executions should be ended.
(c) Public executions are tools of the class system.
(d) Public executions are thrilling.

3. When was Lu Hsun born?
(a) 340 B.C.
(b) 1881 A.D.
(c) 1312 A.D.
(d) 1775 A.D.

4. When was Walter Benjamin Born?
(a) 1472 A.D.
(b) 1962 A.D.
(c) 1705 A.D.
(d) 1892 A.D.

5. Robert Louis Stevenson is today best known for what type of writings?
(a) Essays.
(b) Diary entries.
(c) Poems.
(d) Novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the subjects written about by George Orwell?

2. When was Virginia Woolf born?

3. Which famous author is mentioned in the essay "Once a Tramp, Always...?"

4. What event starts the essay, "On Running After One's Hat?"

5. Who wrote "Such, Such Were the Joys..."?

Short Essay Questions

1. What subject dominated the writings of George Orwell? Name three specific things George Orwell wrote about.

2. What two works of G. K. Chesterton are included in this volume? What are the subjects of these essays?

3. What is the subject of E.B. White's "Once More to the Lake"? What is the message White relays about the state of the lake?

4. What is Robert Louis Stevenson best known for today?

5. What is the subject of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Crack-Up?" What extended metaphor does he use?

6. What is Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys..." about? What complaints does Orwell have about the subject?

7. What tone does Mary McCarthy use in "My Confession?" How does she approach herself as well as the subjects of her essays?

8. Describe the important events in Lu Hsun's life that impacted his personal essays.

9. Describe Walter Benjamin's unfortunate end. How does his essay "Unpacking My Library" relate to this tragic end?

10. M.F.K. Fisher is known for writing primarily about what subject? Beyond this subject, what biographical details has she confronted in her writing?

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